About Our Pastor, Reverend Robert L. Hodges, Sr.

Rev. Hodges accepted his call into the ministry under the Leadership of Rev. William R. Porter in1982.He served faithfully at Hemingway Memorial A.M.E Church as youth minister. He taughtSunday school and was instrumental in developing the youth. E.g. taking trips, coaching andconducting leadership training. He was ordained an itinerant elder in 1988 and remainedfaithful to Hemingway until he was appointed as Pastor of Faith A.M.E Church in Laurel,Maryland in 1988. There the journey began as Pastor of a mission church in a school to a full-fledged church.

With an educational background in finance, Rev Hodges decided to give up a lucrative career asDirector of Finance for a large non-profit organization to pursue full time ministry.In the spring of 1992, Faith purchased a synagogue and soon became one of the fastestgrowing congregations of the Northeast regions in the A.M.E Church. It grew from a 10member church to well over 700 members. During his tenure at Faith, they fed the homeless,attended to the needs of the homeless through Elizabeth House and started a hospital ministryat Laurel Hospital. He was a founding member of Concerned citizens of Laurel and served onthe Beltsville Md. Police Department advisory Board.

Then in 2004 He was appointed to Allen A.M.E Church in Baltimore Md. There he was belovedby the congregation. He continued to develop the Church and youth. He served on the advisoryboard of Excel Academy School in Baltimore, Md.

With the blessings of Bishop James Davis, Rev Hodges was appointed to St. Paul A.M.E Churchin Raleigh NC in September 2017. Here he is hopeful of continuing the vision of developingdisciplined disciples. He also serves as the accountant for the Second Episcopal District.Rev. Hodges is married to Delores Haslerig Hodges and the proud parents of three adult sons,Darryl, William and Robert Jr. and the grandfather of 13 and 2 great grandchildren..Rev. Hodges has a pastor’s heart and believes “all things work for good for those who love theLord and are called according to his purpose”. He has been called and continues to work God’spurpose here on earth.